Iitti Iitti – Itis |
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Municipality | ||
Iitin kunta | ||
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Location of Iitti in Finland |
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Coordinates: 60°53′N 026°20′E / 60.883°N 26.333°ECoordinates: 60°53′N 026°20′E / 60.883°N 26.333°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Kymenlaakso | |
Sub-region | Kouvola sub-region | |
Charter | 1865 | |
Government | ||
• Municipality manager | Riku Rönnholm | |
Area (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 589.78 km2 (227.72 sq mi) | |
• Land | 589.81 km2 (227.73 sq mi) | |
• Water | 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 142nd largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 6,892 | |
• Rank | 141st largest in Finland | |
• Density | 11.69/km2 (30.3/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.3% | |
• Others | 0.8% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 14.7% | |
• 15 to 64 | 63.3% | |
• 65 or older | 22% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 18.5% | |
Climate | Dfc | |
Website | www.iitti.fi |
Iitti (Swedish: Itis) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 6,892 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 589.78 square kilometres (227.72 sq mi) of which 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.3/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Lahti and Orimattila.
In 1990, the center of Iitti, which surrounds the old parish church, was voted the most attractive kirkonkylä ("church village") in Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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